A B C: Apostles, Betrayal, and the Cross
It is so difficult to imagine that while His betrayal was happening, Jesus instituted what is now called the . But that is what obedience to the Father will do. It will discount what is going on around us,...
Learning from Simon Peter: A Gesture for a Question
As they celebrated Passover, the word of the Lord must have rocked everyone in the room: “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me” (John 13:21). It had been just a short while...
Whatcha Thinkin’?: The Helmet of Salvation & Your Mind
Thoughts on the Helmet of Salvation and the Battle for Your Mind Wisdom wrote, “For as he thinks within himself, so he is…” (Proverbs 23:7 NASB). Thus, in life, our mind can be a very dangerous and...
The Choice is Ours: Three Choices From the Book of Philemon
For a very small book in the New Testament, and one that can easily be overlooked, the book of Philemon offers some very practical applications to everyday life. The three main characters in the epistle—Paul, Onesimus, and...
What the Onesimus/Philemon Dynamic Can Teach Us About Doing “Right”
Onesimus, a focal point in Paul’s letter to Philemon, is a poster-child for the Apostle’s words to the Corinthians: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new...
For Love’s Sake: Choosing to Act in Love
The New Testament book of Philemon is a personal letter of Paul’s written to the book’s namesake. In his correspondence, the aged Apostle addressed how to respond to secular, everyday-life situations as a believer in a pagan...